Patents by Inventor Andreas Neudecker

Andreas Neudecker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Ramp actuator and angular-contact ball bearing unit having a cold-formed outer ring and an embossed ramp contour, and method for producing a ramp disc
    Patent number: 11732763
    Abstract: A ramp actuator has a pivotable ramp disc, which on a first end face has at least one ramp, which is prepared for the rolling of a rolling body and, spaced apart therefrom, has a raceway for bearing rolling bodies of a rolling bearing prepared to receive radial and axial forces. A bearing ring can be fixed on a shaft, wherein the ratio of the axial width of the ramp disc relative to the support height thereof is between 2.9 and 4.1 and the ratio between the ramp radius of the ramp of the ramp disc relative to the support height of the ramp disc is between 0.7 and 1.3. A method for producing a ramp disc for such a ramp actuator includes drawing, upset forging and embossing, preferably carried out in that order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Willsch, Andreas Neudecker, Andreas Heinz
  • Ramp actuator and angular-contact ball bearing unit having a cold-formed outer ring and an embossed ramp contour, and method for producing a ramp disc
    Publication number: 20220136567
    Abstract: A ramp actuator has a pivotable ramp disc, which on a first end face has at least one ramp, which is prepared for the rolling of a rolling body and, spaced apart therefrom, has a raceway for bearing rolling bodies of a rolling bearing prepared to receive radial and axial forces. A bearing ring can be fixed on a shaft, wherein the ratio of the axial width of the ramp disc relative to the support height thereof is between 2.9 and 4.1 and the ratio between the ramp radius of the ramp of the ramp disc relative to the support height of the ramp disc is between 0.7 and 1.3. A method for producing a ramp disc for such a ramp actuator includes drawing, upset forging and embossing, preferably carried out in that order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Willsch, Andreas Neudecker, Andreas Heinz
  • Fixing the position of a planet gear pin
    Patent number: 7422540
    Abstract: A planet gear pin (4) is secured against axial displacement relative to a planet gear carrier (1) using an elastically deflectable or deformable retaining element (9, 9a, 9b) arranged in a location hole (10) in the planet gear pin (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Andreas Neudecker, Norbert Metten, Gustav Weidmann
  • Fixing the position of a planet gear pin
    Publication number: 20060148611
    Abstract: A planet gear pin (4) is secured against axial displacement relative to a planet gear carrier (1) using an elastically deflectable or deformable retaining element (9, 9a, 9b) arranged in a location hole (10) in the planet gear pin (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: INA-Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Andreas Neudecker, Norbert Metten, Gustav Weidmann
  • Low-friction gearshift device
    Patent number: 6450057
    Abstract: In a gearshift device (38) of a manual transmission comprising at least one transmitting means (2) that is arranged for pivoting and axial displacement relative to the transmission, a low-friction transmission of gearshift movements is achieved by the inclusion of a rolling bearing (47) taking up thrust loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: INA Walzlager Schaeffler oHG
    Inventors: Manfred Winkler, Wolfgang Steinberger, Rainer Schubel, Andreas Neudecker, Wilfried Soyka, Reinhart Malik